Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-09
MODEST ROSCOE COMPILING.
He Knows Nothing About Politics
and Confesses His Ignorance.

A Chicago Oil special says: Ros-
coe Conkllng arrived here to-day. In
regard to the report that he was to
make a speech at the Grant Club
Thursday evening he said: 81 shall
not make a speech to the club. / was
invited TO visit the club as q guest and
was distinctly told that no addresses
would be made. | certainly shall not
speak. / am here on legal business.
The conversation turned upon Henry
George and his theories, and Mr.. Conk-
ling interviewed the interviewer about
the doctrines of the new party.
1.-The United Laborparty will prOba-
bly, be an important factor in the next
presidential election, will it not ?" in
quired the reporter
docs the Labor party intend to run
a candidate for the presidency" Mr..
Conkling asked.
THAT is the understanding"
"Who will they name ?"
Probably Henry George"
"Well, that OF course will show how
far his land doctrines are received. |
ask you the questions about Henry
George and his party because l am
ignorant. ! DO not pretend to be post
cd about them. The law is n jealous
mistress, and in this country SO vast
and wide if an attorney attends to the
call. of his profession he will find that
his waking hours are too much taken
up with his business to allow him TO de-
vote much attention to anything else.
In England which. leaving out
Wales, is about the size of New
York State--a man can DO III the
House of Commons and still can prsc-
tice law. but IN America, where 8 New
York lawyer is expected to do business
not only in the many courts OF that
State, but in the neighboring States,
and even in Illinois, Missouri, aud
California, it is simply out OF the ques-
ton for him to NEEDLE with politics or
ANYTHING else. For many years | ig-
nored this, to the injury of my prac-
tice but | a.siduously refrain from
attending to anything else but my bust
ness now"
"Mr. Blaine will probably attempt
the presidential race once more" sug-
gested the reporter.
alt would appear So
els his health good enough to carry
him through, do You think ?"
81 sec no reason Why it should not
he. He is about fifty-six or fifty-seyen,
/ should say-but a few years older
than land ought to be good for fiji
teen or twenty years more OF active life.
Put why do you ask me about politics I?
! do not know what the policy OF the
Republican leaders is. Ask those who
are in the swim. | rarely see the men
who have the supervision and direction
OF the party, and when do see them
/ haven't the time to find out the
status Of affairs, and very likely they
would not tell me, anyhow. OF course
| have my IDEAS about the way things
arc going, but they are old-fashioned
ideas and perhaps not worth back
ing. can only hope that in
the end ell will come out well.
One Of the greatest proofs of the
divinity and authenticity OF the Chris
tian religion is its sur' wal OF by
pocrisy within and attacks upon its
faith from without. SO the strongest
surety that cur Government will en-
dure is that If an Administration makes
grievous blundcrs, as We sometimes
think, all the losses are made mp and
disappear in the grand avalanche OF
prosperity. But why DO you ask me
about politics? 1t would be immodest
for me to attempt to talk about matters
in business Of which know nothing.
Ii is as though ! should give a long
talk about the manufacture OF glucose.
when there are hundreds OF men who
know a thousand times as much AZ |
fo about II